News & Press Releases

Local McDonald’s Owner/Operators hand-delivered turkeys to The FoodBank’s Neptune Facility Neptune, NJ – November 16, 2016 – McDonald’s restaurant Owner/Operators gathered today at The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties to donate 500 turkeys to those in need this holiday season. The event benefits local residents who face job losses, low income and higher costs of […]

Show your appreciation for colleagues, clients, friends and family by making one simple donation expressing your support for alleviating hunger and helping area families in need. No shopping, no malls, no catalogs, no difficult choices. Order our 2016 holiday ornament for $15 each and we will send the ornaments wherever you’d like. It’s that simple. […]

BENEFITING THE FOODBANK OF MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES and LATINO OUTREACH PROGRAMS at TWO RIVER THEATER (RED BANK, NJ) Bobby Bandiera & Friends return to the Count Basie Theatre on Friday, December 23, 2016 for HOPE CONCERT 9, slated this year to benefit The Foodbank Of Monmouth and Ocean Counties and the Latino outreach programs […]

Every year, Temple Rodeph Torah conducts a food drive at Marlboro High School during Yom Kippur, and this year they collected more than 9500 pounds of food, which is equivalent to more than 8,000 meals for neighbors in need. Temple Rodeph Torah’s annual Yom Kippur food drive at Marlboro High School is one of our […]

Since 1995, chefs throughout the nation have held events bringing awareness to the problems of childhood hunger. October 16th, as World Hunger Day, was adopted as Childhood Hunger Day by the professional culinarians of the American Culinary Federation, the nation’s largest organization for chefs and cooks. The ACF Chef & Child Foundation is the philanthropic […]

Together, We Can Feed Families in Need September is Hunger Action Month – a time when the Feeding America network of Food Banks brings awareness to the issue of hunger in America and in our own towns. This year our focus is on hungry families, a need that continues to grow especially during the Holiday [...]

The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Community FoodBank of New Jersey and FoodBank of South Jersey came together to meet with legislators and discuss the issue of hunger in New Jersey. In New Jersey, over 1.1. million people are food insecure, meaning they are without reliable access to enough nutritious food they can afford [...]

Feeding America Network Food Banks across the Country Promote Hunger Action Month This September, The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, a member of the Feeding America® nationwide network of food banks, observes Hunger Action Month™ – a nationwide initiative designed to mobilize the public to take action on the issue of hunger during the month […]

Help needed to assemble 400 healthy Kids “snack packs” for start of School The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties will host a special HUNGER ACTION FAMILY DAY of service and fun on Thursday, September 1st during an OPEN HOUSE from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon. Activities will include: kids’ crafts, carnival games, family tours, [...]

Grant to help fight child hunger and support Backpack/Pediatric Pantry programs The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties recently received a $75,000 grant from Our Family Foundation by Stop & Shop as part of their new three-year Fighting Child Hunger initiative to increase access to healthy, nutritious food for children in need of healthier diets. […]